Mercy Aiken

Everyone wants to hear about Bethlehem. But Bethlehem is mostly loved for her old stories, not her new ones. Her new stories raise too many questions. They make us uncomfortable. Her old stories are beautiful, but they eventually become meaningless if we are not willing to listen to today’s stories as well. Not the stories imposed upon her by the ignorant or insincere, but the stories that Bethlehem herself is actually telling.

Intrigued to learn more! Mercy Aiken, co-author of the incredibly moving biography of Bishara Awad (a Palestinian Christian and founder of Bethlehem Bible College), will be speaking at our service on Sunday 21st April. Rev Tim Costello will be interviewing Mercy during the service. Her book will be available for purchase.

Mercy began volunteering with Bethlehem Bible College in 2015 and lived there over a period of five years. She is passionate about sharing her experience through writing and advocacy. Mercy is currently employed as Relationship Manager for the Network of Evangelicals for the Middle East (NEME) having come from a Pentecostal background. In this role Mercy engages evangelical leaders, scholars, and pastors in learning more about the challenges that Christians and others face in the Holy Land and across the Middle East